Match Report
Kashima Antlers went into the game 1st in the table on 76 points; Kashiwa Reysol sat 2nd on 75 — a 1-point gap. Scoring rates set the scale: Kashima Antlers 1.53 scored and 0.82 conceded per game, Kashiwa Reysol 1.58 and 0.89, with the league averaging 1.2.
Kashima Antlers had banked 4 of the last 15 points on offer; Kashiwa Reysol, 10.
The sides have met 7 times in the GioScore results database: 5 wins for Kashima Antlers, 1 draw and 1 for Kashiwa Reysol, at 2.71 goals per meeting. Goals tend to flow: 71% of the meetings produced three or more, and both sides scored in 71%.
Kashima Soccer Stadium in Kashima, capacity 40,728, hosted the game. On the scoreboard, Kashima Antlers led 2-1 at the break; 2 second-half goals set the final 3-2.
Goal scorers
Kashima Antlers: Yuta Matsumura (90'), Léo Ceará (5'), N. Ueda (39') · Kashiwa Reysol: Tomoya Koyamatsu (43'), Yusuke Segawa (76')